Friday, April 30, 2010

Austin and Kaylee playing

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We took Austin up to Kansas City and he met and got to play with Kaylee, his cousin.

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Austin and Kaylee each got a Jack Russell Terrier at the Build-A-Bear.

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Eskimo Joes

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Georges Stables, Stillwater, OK

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On our way up to Kansas City this weekend, we stopped off in my old college town, Stillwater, and had lunch at Eskimo Joes (next set of pics).

This place is across the street from Joes. It is significant because Garth Brooks used to play there when he was in college at Oklahoma State.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Mall of America -- Lego Store

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There is a huge Lego store in the mall. Here are some interesting things found there:

Prehistoric Creatures


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The ISS and Shuttle


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And Other Stuff Too


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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Mall of America -- Baseball Ties

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The mall was built on the site of the old Metropolitan Stadium (where the Twins played). This plaque marks the spot where the old home plate. They also kept a stadium seat on the spot where favorite son Harmon Killebrew's longest home (520') run landed. It is really weird seeing this red stadium seat seemingly randomly placed on a wall in a corner of the amusement park in the mall.

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from a different angle

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Mall Of America

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On my way out of town, I went by the famous Mall of America to get some pictures of this fascinating place. I'll be posting these pictures in the next several days.

MofA is a pretty interesting place. You can even get married here!

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

ABC Wednesday -- N is for Nuclear Power Plant

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Yeah, I know, I'm posting a little early...

This is the Prairie Island Nuclear Generation Station south and east of the twin cities. More info about this plant can be found here

I'm back home in Oklahoma on Thursday


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Mural in downtown Minneapolis

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I don't pretend to know what is behind this mural, but it was colorful and creative.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Smiling Light

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This light fixture in downtown OKC seemed to form a smiling face. I liked the juxtaposition of the clouds and other structures in relation to the light fixture.

More Thunder Mania

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Thunder flag

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Our city is caught in playoff fever. The Thunder, the former Seattle Supersonics, who moved here a couple of years ago, are actually in the playoffs. This makes the first time that a major league team in a big time sport has been in a playoff situation in Oklahoma history.

Cranes growing out of the buildings

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Adoption event

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We took Grover to an adoption event at Petco on Saturday. No one has filed any apps for him yet, so you can still get on him!

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